Last week, Icelandair took delivery of its very first Airbus – an A321LR – in its 87-year history. The milestone was marked with a launch event at Keflavik Airport, the airline’s .....

Last week, Icelandair took delivery of its very first Airbus – an A321LR – in its 87-year history. .....

9 Dec 20249 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

9 Dec 20249 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a cashback deal with Minor Hotels. It is a global deal which makes it more interesting than most Europe-focussed Amex cashback deals, although it only runs until the end .....

American Express has launched a cashback deal with Minor Hotels. It is a global deal which makes it more .....

7 Dec 20247 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

7 Dec 20247 December 2024 by Rhys Jones

On Tuesday, Icelandair took delivery of its first A321LR aircraft. By itself, that isn’t notable – the ‘LR’ Long Range variant has been in service with JetBlue, Aer Lingus and .....

On Tuesday, Icelandair took delivery of its first A321LR aircraft. By itself, that isn’t notable – .....

6 Dec 20246 December 2024 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

News in brief: East Midlands lounge closure announced The Escape Lounge at East Midlands Airport is to be refurbished. That’s the good news. The bad news is the lounge will be closed from 20th .....

News in brief: East Midlands lounge closure announced The Escape Lounge at East Midlands Airport is to be .....

3 Dec 20243 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The Black Friday flight and hotel deals we’ve covered over the last couple of days have been, to put it politely, average. Accor’s quadruple points offer is probably the best we’ve .....

The Black Friday flight and hotel deals we’ve covered over the last couple of days have been, to put it .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

2 Dec 20242 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

Here is a full list of the articles we published in November 2024.  Click through to read them in full: Review: Swinton Park Hotel, Yorkshire Dales (Beyond Green) News: get triple Avios at Bicester .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in November 2024.  Click through to read them in full: .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by HfP team

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group. Ever since I saw Swinton Park on BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby .....

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 20 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Rhys Jones

This is our Black Friday flight and hotel deals round-up for 2024, based on offers that have been sent to us. There will clearly be a lot more out there, although the quality of deals has been getting .....

This is our Black Friday flight and hotel deals round-up for 2024, based on offers that have been sent to us. .....

29 Nov 202429 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

As we have been teasing in recent weeks, there will be a big shake-up of the independent airport lounges in Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2025. As well as impacting those who use a Priority Pass or .....

As we have been teasing in recent weeks, there will be a big shake-up of the independent airport lounges in .....

29 Nov 202429 November 2024 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

If you missed out on the tastecard charity promotion which we covered in September, or have a friend who is now keen to join after sharing in your discounts, tastecard is back with a Black Friday .....

If you missed out on the tastecard charity promotion which we covered in September, or have a friend who is .....

28 Nov 202428 November 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 33 comments